Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-02-01
District Government Affairs.


The Commissioners, In 4 letter TO Chairman Bar
bOur, OF the House District committee, state that
the passage OF the bill providing for the appoint
ment of an additional associate justice for the
Supreme Court of the District and for an addi-
tiOnal term OF that court is highly desirable.
The greatest obstacle, they say. TO the enforce
ment of the laws and the punishment of offenders
Is the delay in getting hearing OF the cases in the
supreme Court when an appeal is made from the
decision OF a lower court.
ASKING FOR AN INCREASE OF THE POLICE FORCE.
The Commissioners have sent letter to the
chairman OF the House District committee, asking
for the passage of the bill providing for an In
crease OF the police, The Commissioners recon-
mend the appointment OF fifty more priyateS and
ten more sergeantS. They say that the citizens
are daily making upon them extraordinary de-
mandS for more police service, and the increase is
needed Immediately.
THE HEAT AND POWER COMPANY's PIPES.
TheWashingtOn Heat and Power company which,
after laying pipes under several streets, stopped
their operations by order OF the commissioners,
nave received permission to continue their work.
The commissioners yesterday made the following
order: "After careful inspection OF the plant and
operation OF the Washington Light, Heat and
Power company. the Commissioners order that
service connections be permitted under the regula-
tions OF the engineer department, and that the
company be and are hereby authorized to operate
their plant under the conditions OF the bond
heretofore filed by the company"
OPPOSED TO THE BILL.
The Commissioners are much opposed to a bill
recently referred to the House District committee
under the provisions OF which, it is proposed
after lapse OF nine years, to file a new set OF
public improvements of the late board OF public
works, and TO have the claims audited, settled and
paid under the provisions OF the original act of
June 20, 1873. They say that 'aS the claims orig
inally filed were OF very questionable validity it
would be great hardship to impose any further
responsibility on their account upon the District. "
MISCELLANEOUS.
The commissioners have appointed George Wag-
ner TO be tirSt-claSS private On the metropolitan
police FORCE vice 5. P. TrimDie, resigned.
A CABMAN FINED.-The case OF John Dubant. the
cabman charged with aSSaulting Col Classic
heretofore mentioned in THE STAR was called
up in the Police Court this morning and he was
fined s,0 or 90 days. He was also charged with
breaking the front window OF John FoleyS store on
Delaware avenue, for which he was fined $40.
The CAPITAL BICYCLE CLUES BANQUET.-Tne
Capital Bicycle club celebrated its eighth ami
yersary last night by banquet at SOlaris. About
eighty sc. BIZ C." wheelmen sat down TO the table
and gave themselves up TO the innocent merriment
which is Characteristic OF the entertainments OF
the club. The songs and after-dinner speeches
acted as POSTMASTER. Mr.. John NJ. kietS, presi-
dent OF the club, delivered his annual address, and
responses TO toasts We're made by Messrs. James
O. Rice, Gabriel +. Johnston, Frank NJ. BOteler
ChaS f. Bacon, Fred f. Church, Max HanSmann
Hubbard Il. Smith, Frank r. Lane, FARMLAND
Janus. Henry NJ. SchOoley, Elgin X. L. Gould
John j. Chickering and L. Warren Seely.
THE ATTENTION OF coal consumers is called to
the advertisement OF T. Pollard in another COL
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